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Southern Pacific

Dining Car, Southern Pacific

Date
1940-01-01
Restaurant
Southern Pacific
Place
Dining Car, Southern Pacific
Venue
RAILROAD
Event
lunch
Physical description
8 1/2 x 5 1/2 in. fold. ; ill. col.
Currency
Dollars

Pages

  1. Page 1
  2. Page 2
  3. Page 3
  4. Page 4

Dishes

Page 1

Fillet of Fresh Fish, Figaro$0.90
Omelet, a l' Espagnole$0.90
Creamed Minced Chicken, Delmonico, Rice, en Bordure$1.10
Broiled Club Steak, Maitre d'Hotel$1.25
Grilled Select Spring Lamb Chops,Garni$1.25
Vegetable, Family
Essence of Tomato, Frappe
Green corn au gratin
Minced and Browned Potatoes
HOT CORN BREAD
Assorted Bread
Fruit Jello, Chantilly
Fresh Baked Pie
Chocolate Sundae
CHILLED WATERMELON
Tea
Coffee
Decaffeinated Coffee
Cocoa
Milk
Iced tea
Iced coffee
Chicken Salad, Ripe Olives, Stuffed Egg, Melba Toast, Choice of Desserts, Tea, Coffee, Cocoa or Milk$0.90
The Cold Dutch Lunch - Assorted Sausage (Our Own Product), Domestic Cheese, Potato Salad and Rye Bread$0.65
The Cold Dutch Lunch - Assorted Sausage (Our Own Product), Domestic Cheese, Potato Salad and Rye Bread with Bottle of Domestic Beer$0.90
HALF BOTTLE OF WINE (Red or White -- Special Bottling for Southern Pacific) SERVED WITH MEALS EXTRA$0.50

Page 2

Ripe Olives$0.25
Fresh Orange or Grapefruit Juice$0.15
Sweet Pickles$0.25
Celery$0.25
Tomato Juice$0.25
Soup in Tureen$0.30
Consumme (Cup)$0.20
Grilled Sardines (Imported) on Toast$0.60
Grilled Sardines (Domestic) on Toast$0.50
Fresh Fish, Du Jour$0.75
Club Steak$1.00
Tenderloin Steak$1.25
Sirloin Steak$1.50
Select Lamb Chops (1)$0.45
Select Lamb Chops (2)$0.85
Whole Squab Chicken$1.25
Ox Tongue with Potato Salad$0.85
Ham with potato salad$0.80
Boston Baked Beans (Hot or Cold),with Brown Bread$0.45
Sardines (Imported)$0.50
Sardines (Domestic)$0.40
Hashed and Browned or French Fried Potatoes$0.25
Stewed tomatoes$0.25
Stewed Corn$0.25
GREEN PEAS$0.25
Lima beans$0.25
Asparagus (Hot or Cold)$0.35
The Salad Bowl (Per Person)$0.25
Hearts of lettuce salad$0.25
Lettuce and Tomato Salad$0.25
Potato salad$0.25
Special Combination Salad$0.50
Chicken salad$0.75
Chicken Salad, all White Meat$1.00
Chicken Sandwich$0.50
Ham, Cheese or Tongue Sandwich$0.25
Club sandwich$0.75
Bread and Butter (Raisin, Prune, Rye, Graham or White)$0.15
Ry Krisp$0.15
Dry or buttered toast$0.15
Milk toast$0.35
Cream toast$0.45
Dry Cereals with Cream$0.30
Fresh Fruit Pie (Baked on Car)$0.20
Figs in syrup$0.30
Sliced Hawaiian Pineapple$0.30
Strained Honey (Individual)$0.25
Ice cream$0.25
Ice Cream with Cake$0.35
Assorted Preserves$0.25
Peaches in Syrup$0.30
Assorted Fresh Fruit$0.25
Baked Prunes$0.25
Domestic Cheese with Toasted Crackers$0.25
Swiss Cheese with Toasted Crackers$0.35
Decaffeinated Coffee (Pot)$0.25
Coffee (pot)$0.25
Coffee (Cup)$0.15
Coffee, demi tasse$0.15
Cereal Coffee (Pot)$0.25
English Breakfast Tea (Pot)$0.25
Chocolate (Pot)$0.25
Iced Tea (Pot)$0.25
Malted Milk$0.25
Buttermilk (Half Pint Bottle)$0.15
Full Cream Milk (Bottle)$0.15
Pears in Syrup$0.30
Apricots in Syrup$0.30
Roquefort Cheese with Toasted Crackers$0.35
Orange Pekoe Tea (pot)$0.25
Green Tea (Pot)$0.25
Cocoa (Pot)$0.25

Page 3

White Rock water$0.20 – $0.30
Shasta Water$0.25
Canada Dry Water$0.25
Calso Water$0.25
Apollinaris Water$0.20 – $0.30
Perrier Water$0.30
Vichy Water (Celestins)$0.35
Poland Water (Natural)$0.30
Plain Lemonade$0.15
Shasta Lemonade$0.25
White Rock Lemonade$0.30
Apollinaris Lemonade$0.30
Fresh Orange Juice (Glass)$0.15
Ginger Ale$0.25
Grape Juice, Red (4 oz. Bottle)$0.20
Grape Juice Highball$0.25
Coca-Cola$0.10
Red Raven Water$0.20
Pluto Water$0.15
Alka-Seltzer$0.10
Bromo-Seltzer$0.15

Source: NYPL Digital Collections

16,525 menus · 64,352 scanned pages · 1851–2008 · uncatalogued scans

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